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Full of Life: Mom-to-Mom Tips I Wish Someone Had Told Me When I Was Pregnant

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I loved this book! It is such an entertaining read and with every story Nancy O'Dell tells, you learn a tip or piece of advice. I've never read one done this way before and I loved its format. It will make a great gift for my pregnant girlfriends as well. I watched Nancy O'Dell on The Today Show talking about her book with Meredith Viera. Meredith went on and on at how great the book is and I must agree!

If you would like to read a book by a self-centered celebrity gushing about her easy experience - buy this book.
The "tips" in this book were few and far between and most were silly (make sure you have a cute outfit to go home in & take a picture of the new family coming home). She doesn't cover most topics because she didn't experience them. This book would only be helpful if you have a pregnancy and birth EXACTLY like she did. While it is a short read, safe your time and read a book that gives well-rounded, researched information.

I am in my sixth month of pregnancy and was looking for tips and advice that I had not already seen or heard. This book did not completely deliver. The tone of the book is of a new mother gushing over 1) How easy it was to get pregnant ("the ten days in a row method"). 2) How easy her labor was (She only had to push for 25 minutes. "It was all so much simpler than I had pictured." and 3) How she could not have survived the first few months without her night nurse. Not the typical experience for the average female. I think her celebrity had a lot to do with getting this book published.

My daughter in-law enjoyed the book, it was a fast read.
It did not cover much about morning sickness, which the author did not experience. To bad, most do. Since my daughter in-law had some other books I choose this one, but I would not buy it again.
Loretta

I gave my wife this book as a gift because this is our first pregnancy. She couldn't put the book down and I got a big thank you for getting it as a gift for her. There were so many helpful tips in the book that we have not read in other pregnancy books! We love this beautiful book and are going to give it to our pregnant couple friends as a gift.

A really fun read -- there are plenty of serious pregnancy books out there, but sometimes you just need to laugh about the crazy things that are happening to you!

Ok, first of all I didn't know anything about the author so I don't agree about you will like it only if you are her fan. This is the first book that I've read about this topic, and I just loved it. It was pretty easy to read and I think it has very good advices and it's a good reference about what to expect when you are pregnant. It's funny that in some moments I have more information about some symptoms or things that may happen during the pregnancy, than some of my friends that are pregnant and have more children (by the way, i'm not even pregnant yet) but I can at least say "i read about it". it's a short book with good info.

I have given this book to family members, friends and even acquaintances who are going to become new mommies. It's so much fun for the mom to receive a special gift in her first months and one that is a great guide!

I bought this book in my first trimester. I read it twice during my pregnancy and enjoyed it both times. Now that I have had my baby I realize that Nancy left out a lot! Good book, but I wish she had included even more. There were a few things I didn't agree with, so I would encourage you to talk to your doctor for their opinions too.

For those of you that are pregnant or thinking of becoming pregnant, this book is a great little tool. Tells you tons of things you may not have known and some you wish you didn't. I found all the little lists she made the most helpful! Thanks for helping those of us who know nothing out!